Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Nearly two decades later, a friendship grows between Mariam and a local teenager, Laila, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. When the Taliban take over, life becomes a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear. Yet love can move a person to act in unexpected ways, and lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism.



Bought a long time ago.

Reserved for lamelemon

A little extra for lamelemon....have fun reading!

Thank you so much! You are unbelievable :)

This book was a reminder of how much of the history and ways of life of other nations and communities is still unknown to me. The wars they fought, the way they build their families and choose their friends, the joys they find and their culture, art, and religion, what they eat and how they cook it, what clothes they wear, the houses they live in. There is devastation and human cruelty and so much injustice in this world, but people struggle on, they love their children, they leave their mark on the world. Can a book speak about tragedy and still be beautiful? Can you read it like a modern fairytale, like a star-struck love story? Can you accept that some people find joy, comfort and fountains of kindness in a religion that other people may use to justify cruelty and abuse? There are choices to be made on every page.

Thank you once again for sharing this book with me :) It will travel to Delphi_Reader in Greece in a few days - via the One book a month RABCK thread.

Thank you very much lamelemon (and chrissini) for this book. I had it on my randar for several years but there are so many books, so little time etc etc : )
Nice stamps on the envelope too!